[OSM-newbies] Generate tiles with generate_tiles.py

[SteveC]

On Feb 1, 2010, at 8:52 AM, francescoboccacci at libero.it wrote:

> 
> 
> Hi Steve,
> i new user \developer on nopenstreetmap world. Can i ask you one question 
> about "generate_tiles.py".
> I downlaod a world_boundaries in shape files format and i try to create a 
> tiles with generate_tiles.py script. 
> I change a code with:
> 
> bbox = (-180.0,-90.0, 180.0,90.0)
> 
> 		
> render_tiles(bbox, mapfile, tile_dir, 0, 5, "World")
> 
> The tiles are created, but i see one an error since zoom 1 tile. The tile 
> generate are are "duplicate" in some area (like south america )
> Can you help me to undestand ? I think it's probm of projection but which 
> projection must use for map and for data source?
> Thank you. I attached a tile (zoom 0 and 1 for example)
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Francesco<tile_francesco.rar>